1 John 5:1–12

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah has been born of God, ^zand everyone who loves the Father also loves the one born of Him. ²This is how we know that we love God’s children when we love God and obey ^aHis commands. ³For this is what love for God is: to keep His commands. Now His commands are not a burden, ^b4because whatever has been born of God conquers the world. This is the victory that has conquered the world: our faith. ⁵And who is the one who conquers the world ^cbut the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? ^d

The Certainty of God’s Testimony

⁶Jesus Christ—He is the One who came by water and blood, not by water only, but by water ^eand by blood. ^fAnd the Spirit is the One who testifies, ^gbecause the Spirit is the truth. ⁷For there are three that testify: ^hi8the Spirit, ^jthe water, and the blood ^k—and these three are in agreement. ⁹If we accept the testimony of men, God’s testimony ^lis greater, because it is God’s testimony that He has given about His Son. ¹⁰(The one who believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him. The one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, ^mbecause he has not believed in the testimony God has given about His Son.) ¹¹And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

¹²The one who has the Son has life. ⁿThe one who doesn’t have the Son of God does not have life.